Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-21

/ Philadelphia. IL indianapolis. 16
( AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
/ Won Lost. Won Lost
CincInnati.... Is II Athletic :.... 10 IS
BsiimoPs Il 10 Ssnsoaa: y 1s
Notes from the Hall Field.
! Manager Gaffney says his boys did not play
! good ball in Boston. 1t would seem as II they
lack nerve when they cross bats with the leading
! According TO the league schedule no games are
fixed for Tuesday and Wednesday At Capitol Park.
Fortunately. however. those open dates VIII be
filled. The DetrOitS will play On Tuesday and the
Pittsburgs who are TO follow them, will play on
/ Everybody who Is interested in base ball should
/ see the Detroits. They play with spirit and
/ dash that is refreshing, if base ball Is their
business and they are attending to It, Those VINO
] consider them hitters and not ielderS should see
| the easy way in which they capture base hits.
! The Phil3delphilS were anxious TO secure Shin
die from Detroit, but the price was steep. 1t
is said that an offer OF $4,000 for the pick of
three men from the Detroit nine was declined.
! Crane is doing very well ut short, but II he
/ would evtnce little more anxiety TO get down to
difficult grounderS he would be deserving OF more
praise. \ clean record does not always indicate
/ the best ball playing. a player who tries for
eyeryt hing Re can possibly touch, as does Farrell,
Will win In the long run.
/ Carroll was missed from the home nine yester-
day. lie is one OF the nerviest men on the team,
/ and nerve Is needed TO COPE with the DetrOitS.
! crane continues To be the lucky man. His liner
in the fifth yesterday landed ill jim Whites hands
very nice, but was dropped, and the mascot
z
| held.
I The LeDroit Park Base Ball Club yesterday de-
feated. In exciting game. nine picked from
SeveraI OF the District cubs. Score IL to 3.
Jim White Is doing hard hitting this season with
a bat that he made himself
TlerndnS Disseminating pleaSeS the New Workers.
! Calvin, of P1ttSburg, is sad TO be one OF the
greatest base-watchins pit hers In the league.
: The raSing the New York club is getting all
around Is enough to break up any club.
The battery OF New York amateur club is
il hat tharc hot roirS fret hoe
man, has rot struck out in championship game
I this season.
siOnS the other day in New York at cost OF $40.
u Is said that the fTst catcher to wear gloves
club OF Troy, in 1850. The ilrst to wear mask
Was Thtyer, of the Newarks, in 1870.
! Haruie Richardson made the 1rSt home run at
Detroit. Ills reward is loo snaveS at Il fr,t-clasS
/ barber shop.
/ It's said that the Athletics have offered Louis
/ willie $1,000 for Iecker'S release 81 600 for Cook
/ AMI 800 Tor Lave Cross.
1t would not be surprising to see Ferguson get
behind The bat some OF these tine days. He began
/ his professional career as Il catcher, caught one
game aid then took To pitching. He has played
/ nearly every other position lately.
| TWitchell'S arm is still Very lame and he was
| sent Dack To- Detroit Saturday night.
Inc Boston iieroid says: The coaching of the
NaShiDgtOnS Is music compared 10 the hyena like
bowling OF Miller or the Pittsburgs.
Presidents Spalding and Jno. b. Day are in the
same boat.
In Madden and Conway the BostOns have got
| tually.
| O'Day has habit OF turning his head away lust
as The ball leaves his hand. and il is a mystery
how he evef gets enc overt the plate.-BostOn Globe
The loanlng OF players will most likely raise
breeze Iii the League we'll in the Association
The Indianapolis club has loaned Quinn To Duluth
TO cover second base.
reJutfn.ted oufneld Is not superior TO the old one
Thirty thousand people witnessed the four
/ richer by 10000 Detroit received the regular
guarantee. sl',o Ior each game.
II Is estimated that $50 900 will be paid in sal
afleS 10 base ball players this season.
Noodle, OF last seasons Chicago Club, Is doing
some clever batting for the Boston Blues. Three
successive home runs help some.
IL is reported that Spaldng made an offer Of
5000 for the release OF Calvin
GidSscock OF Indianapolis Is playing the greatest
game or his lie IT short, covering great extent
/ OF territory and making marvellous stops and
throws. AT the bat, however, he has shown up
weak so far.
/ President Newburger of the Indianapolis Club
says: when our cluD comes home for three weeks
games am confident that the receipts Will enable
Us TO declare handsome dividend at the end OF
the season And Yet many lear that Indianapolis
will not last through the summer
Arson says sullivan hits the ball harder than
he does Perhap, not as often. however.
The New YORK team has, through Jim O'Rourke
offered Stagg. Iae's pitcher, place with them at
his own terms Stagg states that he mas no
present intention OF becoming professional He
also refused an offer from Indianapolis
IL Is said that Bassett viii be taken Off second
base and that another man, now negotiating with
The lndlanapoil5 MANAGEMENT, will guard the bag
Ewing, IT Is alleged, approached Gerhardt the
former second bisen,an, alter the ovation OF The
crowd at the Polo ground last week. and said You
would never have come the field in that style
IL i was PLAYING good bail On second base; you
know better"
: Manager Burnham OF the Indianapolis Base Rail
CUB has released pitcher Larry Corcoran and the
Metropolitan management have released Shelter
keep your eye on us, said Manager GafYpey OF
The WashinStons, as he babe goOd-by to the re-
porters yesterday. In spite OF the bad Dlaying OF
rs Is br.sa ri
they have got good material, and will give the
Hcr1ld.
The Detroits have gone right On winning games
as though they had made up their minds that they
complain Of brOken-up players for the simple rea-
son that when one OF their men gets hurt they
another TO take his place.
Dunlap was presented with handsome d1a.
Mond-studded badge and bouquet OF flowers in
Pittsburg. lie and Kelly receive presents where
ever they go.
Philadelphia is actually wild on base ball
Lightly Thousand dollars expended In a new park
make bid for 1rst place there would not be seats
enough Tor the multitude. and there are seats for
nearly 13,0OO. In addition TO the Philadelphia
ciuo there IS the Athletic OF the American aSsOcia-
tlon which Will divide the crowd any day when
'he Cln 1 or st. Louis are playing there.
Inc Pnliaoeiph1a Press says: Before the Diet rOitS
visited Philadelphia there was great desire TO
SEE them, but before they got through with their
onSWGs, i hNl Was strong desire to see them
tiie Is appeased, and he Is not particular whether
the detroit team ever comes back. They were in
our midst Tor four days and the story OF what
they accomplished during that brief period is too
Dreadful 10 lninA Of
,o s,nee the League season opened the Chicago
Sen mas dropped very materially in its batting.
wien tiie Chlcago-St. Louis games were finished,
Every man, particularly the Old members, were
hitting Inc pail In good shape. Nowit is scratch
II any one OF them, outside of Prefer, hits the
pau Arson and Ryan have dropped away or,
ana 10 mas sunday, Williamson and Burns. In a
nutsneti, the Chlcagos are weak in the pitchers
uoa ahu ia the 0utIeid. sullivan is the most re-
tis,oe oi tne tric, but Is rather Lazy in running
uU"!i nics. Inc Old members OF the team know
ii vi these tninSs, and IT does help their con-
huehce any In TACT, they are dispirited.
Throwing Bricks At q Street Car.
A YEAR. LESS 6NE DAY, IN JAZZ.
Wills common, negro, who was under the 1nflu.
ehce Vi nquoi' got on street car No. - on the W..
and IT, line, at the corner OF 1917 street and Penn
syiVania avenue northwest. lie began curssinR
and swearing, and was SO disorderly that the con-
ductor put him on the car at the corner OF 14th
street. There was pile Of bricks in the street.
and the negro picked up one. He then starred m
the Avenue, but failed 10 overtahe car Do Summer
car No. l6l came along and the legro met it at
the corner OF 18th and F streets when he threw
the brick at the driver, striking him on the leg.